Supporting Ukraine's putschist fascist government. Brazenly on the wrong side of history.

What John McMurtry calls "another variation on the great crisis of the world - the undeclared global war of transnational corporate money sequences to multiply themselves through human societies and life on earth in the diagnosable form of an invasive cancer."

On October 27, Times editors headlined "Hope, and Hard Work, in Ukraine." It turned truth on its head calling Kiev's illegitimate president and parliament "legitimate."

OSCE "and other (pro-Western) observers gave (it) high democratic marks…By all appearances, (things) proceeded normally…That's good news for democracy in Ukraine."

"The election will bring many newcomers to the Rada’s ranks, including reform activists who decided that they must work from within the system to effect dramatic change."

"On the whole, (it) showed the practical, moderate side of the Ukrainian electorate."

"A strong Rada coalition that works with Mr. Poroshenko to advance a reform agenda will send a useful signal to Russia."

"Moscow cannot be pleased by the election results and the number of votes that went to pro-European Union parties."

"If the Rada fails to produce a stable coalition, however, the Kremlin will be tempted to engage in political mischief-making in Kyiv with the goal of making it harder for Ukraine to pursue needed policies."

Guardian editors didn't explain. "The fly in the ointment is President Putin," they said. He "has not given up his Ukrainian ambitions."

He aims "to bring Ukraine back into the Russian sphere of influence. Failing that, he will use his military leverage in the east of the country and his economic leverage in trade and gas supplies to prevent or limit the political and economic consolidation Ukraine needs."